Breitling B55 Connected

One of Breitling’s state of the art professional aviator watches goes further smarter by incorporating the latest trends in the smart watch technology. The brand now reveals its first connected chronograph by placing the smartphone in the service of the watch so as to enhance its functionality and conviviality.

In 2014, Breitling presented Caliber B50, an electronic multifunction chronograph movement with analog and digital displays. This exclusive ‘motor’ served to offer pilots a vast range of innovative functions, along with unprecedented ease of use and read off. But it was also intended to pave the way for other avant-garde developments – a mission now accomplished with the launch of the B55 Connected, a new-generation connected chronograph.

The chronograph remains the absolute master and the connection with the smartphone is primarily designed to improve its user friendliness. Two-way communication enables the two instruments to form a perfectly complementary pair in which each is used for what it does best.

Since the main assets of a smartphone are its screen and its ergonomic interface, owners of the B55 Connected can use their phone to perform certain adjustments (time-setting, timezones, alarms, display and operating parameters, night mode, etc.). The result is a considerable gain in comfort and efficiency.

Conversely, the user may also upload the results of various measurements (flight times, etc) from the chronograph to the smartphone so as to be able to read them more easily, store them or pass them on. The new connected watch system devised by Breitling thus facilitates use of the chronograph functions, in keeping with the spirit of authentic instruments for professionals.

The B55 Connected is also distinguished by its ultra-technical look, based on a titanium case with black carbon-based coating and a dial adorned with a blue wireless symbol. This original blue and black theme continues on the sturdy rubber strap.

The B55 Connected boasts a wide range of innovative functions that make it the ultimate pilot’s instrument, including an electronic tachometer, a countdown/countup system enabling a sequence of countdown and “long duration” timing (Mission Elapsed Time) operations, along with an eminently aviation-oriented “chrono flight” device that is useful in recording flight times while memorizing the take-off time, landing time and date.

It is equipped with a particularly simple and logical control mode, involving function selection by rotating the crown, and activation/deactivation by means of two pushpieces.

The two ultra-legible LCD (liquid crystal display) screens features a high-intensity backlighting system that may be activated merely by pressing the crown – or when the user tilts his wrist at a more than 35° angle, which proves particularly effective when the hand is gripping aircraft controls or a steering wheel.

Thanks to an innovative miniaturized rechargeable battery system, the watch may be recharged via the main grid or a computer USB port.

The exclusive new Breitling Caliber B55, a SuperQuartz TM movement ten times more accurate than standard quartz, is chronometer-certified by the COSC (Swiss Official Chronometer Testing Institute), the highest industry benchmark in terms of reliability and precision based on an international norm.

Technical details

Model: Breitling B55 Connected

Movement
Manufacture Breitling Caliber B55, officially chronometer-certified by the COSC, thermo compensated SuperQuartzTM

Functions
Analogue and digital 12/24-hour LCD backlit display
1/100th of a second chronograph
Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)
Countdown/Countup (or MET Mission Elapsed Time)
Flight time chronograph
Lap timer chronograph
Electronic tachometer
Countdown
2nd time zone
2 daily alarms
Perpetual calendar with week display
Battery charge indicator